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Males in Women’s Sports: The Progressive Rhetoric Versus the Biological Reality

Males in Women’s Sports: The Progressive Rhetoric Versus the Biological Reality
Lia Thomas, a transgender woman, swims for the University of Pennsylvania at an Ivy League swim meet against Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on Jan. 22, 2022. Joseph Prezioso/AFP via Getty Images
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On March 3, Iowa became the 11th state over the past two years to enact legislation barring biological males from participating in school athletic competitions designated for students who are biologically female. On the evening of March 4, the Utah state legislature passed a bill that would make Utah the 12th state—except that Utah Gov. Spencer Cox has vowed to veto this effort to protect girl athletes from having their scores and records trounced by bigger and stronger boys who identify as transgender.

Charlotte Allen
Charlotte Allen
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Charlotte Allen is the executive editor of Catholic Arts Today and a frequent contributor to Quillette. She has a doctorate in medieval studies from the Catholic University of America.
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